Physics Jobs in Manchester

Physics
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Physics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Physics over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 148 212 238
Rank change year-on-year +64 +26 -4
Permanent jobs citing Physics 11 11 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.49% 0.21% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% 0.25% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 5
10th Percentile £52,375 £43,925 -
25th Percentile £61,563 £46,063 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,250 £60,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.74% -6.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £104,063 £83,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £115,125 £106,750 -
North West median annual salary £54,793 £60,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -9.81% -6.54% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Physics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,124 4,475 4,724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.20% 86.37% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,298 3,415 2,525
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.50% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,840 £68,857 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £82,500 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Manchester

Physics
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Physics in Manchester.

Salary trend for Physics in Manchester

Physics
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Physics in Manchester over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Physics in Manchester

Physics
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton - 1 £47,500 - 2
Physics
North West

Physics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (63.64%) Chatbot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Bitbucket
1 1 (9.09%) Jenkins
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
1 1 (9.09%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (36.36%) Aerospace
2 2 (18.18%) Electronics
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Agriculture
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
3 1 (9.09%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Trainer
2 1 (9.09%) Data Scientist
2 1 (9.09%) Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Head of Data Science
2 1 (9.09%) Lead
2 1 (9.09%) Lead Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Lead Software Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing Engineer
2 1 (9.09%) Research Scientist
2 1 (9.09%) Senior
2 1 (9.09%) Senior Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Senior Software Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Software Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Software Team Leader
2 1 (9.09%) Team Leader
2 1 (9.09%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) TensorFlow
1 1 (9.09%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Algorithms
1 1 (9.09%) Digital Signage
1 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
1 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (63.64%) Conversational UI
3 4 (36.36%) Computer Science
3 4 (36.36%) Mathematics
4 2 (18.18%) Agile
4 2 (18.18%) Analytics
4 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) Data Science
4 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
4 2 (18.18%) Prototyping
4 2 (18.18%) Scrum
5 1 (9.09%) CAD
5 1 (9.09%) Chemistry
5 1 (9.09%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (9.09%) Economics
5 1 (9.09%) Exploratory Data Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
5 1 (9.09%) Software Optimisation
5 1 (9.09%) Statistics
5 1 (9.09%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) Python
2 1 (9.09%) C#
2 1 (9.09%) Java
2 1 (9.09%) Kotlin
2 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
2 8 (72.73%) Master's Degree
2 8 (72.73%) PhD
3 1 (9.09%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) IEC 62304
1 1 (9.09%) ISO 13485
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) PayPal
2 1 (9.09%) Intel